Survivor--A Piece of Cake

On the South China Sea the 2000 AD summer dream was: to out will, out play, out last the rest of the group to become the ultimate survivor and win the one million dollar prize. Indeed, Richard Hatch and Kelly Wiglesworth had to outwit each other to become the victor. Rich claimed he played the game right, he was a leader and just a bit arrogant, and he was able to catch fish so the tribe could eat. On the other hand, Kelly wasn't in it for herself, she wasn't a loyal member of the Alliance and she had won 5 immunities; she was transparent. Though questionable, she admitted she was not political and that it was faith that helped her. In her final address she reflected, "Who am I, what am I about?"
So the first Survivor episode on CBS is over and the 51 million viewers look forward to Survivor II in January, somewhere in a remote and beautiful area of Australia. In the meantime, we ponder who we are and whether we could play this survival game. Yes, there are many expressions that can be incorporated into actually surviving. They can be listed:

May the best man win,
    What goes around comes around,
    You are what you eat,
    Your environment determines who you are,
    The one with the most toys wins in the end.

    Survival--to out-will, out-play and out-last all the others--that is the key. Is that what we are all about? If there is only one person that can win the prize, the fact is, the rest of us are "losers," for someone will eventually outwit us.
    Yet, there is comfort in the fact that there is Someone who can still make us into a somebody. God loves to interact and intervene in our lives to make us something special.

There are many examples in the Four Gospels of the New Testament that show He cares for those who are victims of circumstances, violence, abuse, and hatred. These people may have felt like losers, but He called them His treasures.
John 1:12 has a promise, "To all who receive Him to those who believe in His name, He gave the right to become children of God." Just as we like to protect our treasures in safe enclosures, God loves to protect His treasures. Man's basic choice is to resolve that we cannot survive without Him. That's what true survival is: surviving with Him--being one of His treasures! This is the ultimate immunity. May I ask you the question, "Are you able to survive with Him and are you one of His treasures?"

A Prayer: "Dear God, I thank You for giving me the promise that there is a way to survive with You. I thank You for providing a solution as You sent Your Son, Jesus Christ, to die for my sins on the cross. I am sorry for my wrongs against You as I tried to survive on my own. I need You and now I ask You to come into my life so that I can be one of Your treasures. Please fill my life with hope and assurance. Amen!"


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